Talking Democracy: Reassessing Formal Consensus
As way to highlight some of the Occupy movement’s successes, Formal Consensus isn't ideal for every situation or issue. So where do we go from here to develop a better system?
Five Ways Congress Disposes of Poor Minorities
"The casualty gap is 'an inconvenient truth' that both parties choose to ignore." Congress seems to cause no fuss when it comes to disposing of vulnerable Americans.
Drones: The Rapidly Growing Menace to America and the World
The U.S. government has been approved to use drones, not only in the Middle East, but in the U.S. This might be a technological breakthrough, but numerous issues will occur that cannot be undone.
Exclusive: Hillary Clinton State Department Emails, Mexico Energy Reform and the Revolving Door
“[A]s secretary of state, we know that there was quite a revolving door between the oil and gas lobby and her people at State and on her previous campaign staff." So should we be worried about Hillary Clinton standing up to Big Oil and Gas?
Fourth Blogger Murdered in Six Months
A fourth blogger has been murdered in Bangladesh in the past six months. "How many more bloggers must be murdered before the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina acts decisively to stem the violence and impunity?"
Four Police Officers Arrested for Abusing Children at Boot Camp
Nine boys and six girls from a Los Angeles boot camp for at-risk youth have admitted to being physically assaulted by the camp's drill instructors. This week four instructors were arrested and charged.
What’s the FED? You Should Care.
What the Fed's about to do will affect your job and your income, and here's what you can do to make sure the FED makes the right decision.
Hiroshima and Nagasaki, 70 Years After the Atomic Bombs Were Dropped
While devastation and suffering came from those two awful bomb blasts in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, a nuclear abolition movement was born that still wages a peaceful campaign to eliminate these weapons.
Marijuana: From Demonization to Legalization to Celebration
With marijuana prohibition finally ending in states and cities across the country, it was grassroots activists who've steadily pushed America from the darkness of marijuana madness. "This bud's for you!"
NY Attorney General Investigating Death of Woman in Police Custody
In the last month, there have been at least 13 people who've died in police custody. Now the New York attorney general is investigating the death of Raynette Turner, 42, who was found dead in her holding cell.